Al Atkinson vs. Mike Paul — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Mike Paul
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Paul built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Atkinson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Paul posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.91 and WHIP 1.435 compared to 3.96 and 1.259 for Al Atkinson. By the career numbers, Mike Paul had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Atkinson and Mike Paul

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
3.27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.1
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.69
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.77
33.77
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.96
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
3.91
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1883
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
627.2
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
943
9.28
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
8.88
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.86
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
3.53
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.52
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.28
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
6.48
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4001
39.35
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
2701
38.73
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.85
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
4.29
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.32
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.24
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
2397
34.37
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.73
38.73

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Mike Paul

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.1
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
3.28
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.1
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2832
27
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1884
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
9
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
628
9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.52
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.66
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.09
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.59
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.42
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.18
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.36
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.96
95.96
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.415
0.415
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.62
33.62
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Mike Paul

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
858.75
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
600
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
160
600
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
547.64
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
555
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.57
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
17
63.75
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.42
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
14
52.5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
9.91
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.25
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.83
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.15
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.25
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.95
31.06
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
2.79
10.45
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
110.38
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
20
75
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
142.92
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
22
82.5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.83
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
8
30
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.81
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.75
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
96.23
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
9
33.75
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.4
30.28
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.91
-7.15
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
5
18.75
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
56
210
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.25
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.75
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA